This small-sided soccer game has match-like pace so players arrive on the pitch at different angles, speeds and levels of fatigue due to the attack that has just taken place.
This small-sided soccer game has match-like pace so players arrive on the pitch at different angles, speeds and levels of fatigue due to the attack that has just taken place.
The aim of this small-sided soccer game is to get your players thinking about their positioning on the field as they have to adjust to defending different goals. It’s fast paced so is a good defending football game to use to prepare for match intensity.
Set up defending football game
You need to set up a playing area 25 yards by 25 yards, with goals on three sides of the pitch. Divide your football players into three teams of five.
How to play the small-sided defending game
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